At Age 89, 'F Troop' Figure Holding the Fort on Acting

By

Mark Yost

June 22, 2012 7:22 p.m. ET

Most of those who grew up with a television in the 1960s and '70s will likely never forget dimwitted Cpl. Randolph Agarn on "F Troop," the cavalry comedy that aired on ABC during 1965-67 and in reruns on WPIX. Larry Storch, who played Agarn, is one of the last surviving actors of that era of slapstick television comedy.

The 89-year-old is also a lifelong New Yorker, born and raised on the Upper West Side, where he still...